Poor John Edwards didn't even have a chance against the behemoths of Clinton and Obama. Being an underdog candidate was an uphill battle for Edwards, though with his second place victory in Iowa it seemed there was some hope in his camp. Unfortunately, in the next few rounds he was relegated to last place, even in his turf of South Carolina.
Clinton had this to say about Edwards:
"John Edwards ended his campaign today in the same way he started it — by standing with the people who are too often left behind and nearly always left out of our national debate,"
Which is in reference to his final speech in a still debilitated Katrina torn New Orleans.
Some of his key political points were:
-Universal health care
-Withdrawal time lines of Iraq
-Pathways for citizenship of illegal immigrants
-opposed to constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage
-Supports the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
Let's hope he tags on as a VP candidate with one or the Democratic Titans.
[Via: AP]
I wonder if it smelled like tasty meat being cooked to perfection. I wonder if he set it for popcorn or beverage. Did the rotating tray evenly distribute the microwave heat to seal in the juices?
At any rate, this guy is definitely thinking on a different wavelength to say the least. I consider this worse than the time when i was 5 and accidently put a metal pot in the microwave. Yup, totally worse.
His story was he had the mark of the beast on his hand, so naturally he HAD to cut it off. The microwaving bit was done for good measure I'm assuming. Because nothing kills evil like microwaves.
Mmmm... tasty evil...
[Via: Neatorama]
Along with last weekends "Stormwatch", Los Angeles has more disasters with the cancellation of the annual Golden Globes. It seems with both the threat of angry writers picketing the red carpet and more than 70 stars confirmed as no shows for self congratulatory fete has caused a collapse in the delicate award structure balance of networks, advertisers, and the Hollywood Foreign Press.
Marc Graser posts a pretty thorough report on the effects this has on the entertainment community. I sure hope they iron things out, I'm really frightened with the prospect of nothing to watch but reality show programming.
[via: Variety]
Ever wonder what it would be like to drive a giant mechanical squid? Well now you can see it thanks to the wonders of the interweb. The site is en francais, so I'm not exactly sure what this is all about, but hopefully a new design for a consumer grade submarine vessel.
[Thanks, Ariel!]
Truly, this is as big a problem as the Y2K bug. Why have we not thought of the future?! A patch will be available, I'm sure, har har.
[via: Underwire]
Harvard University students are trying to plan a convention of the best Memes found on the interweb.
Confirmed in attendence:
-Tron Guy
-Paperclip to House Guy
-LOLCat Bible
-Homestar Runner
and more!!
If these kids actually do get this off the ground it promises to be quite the ironic psuedo celeb event EVAR.
The biggest on the wish list as far as I can tell is of course the often referenced Goatse. Will the "shy" exhibitionist make an appearance to sate the worldwide call to his name? One can only dream...
Who's on your wishlist?
[via: Underwire]
Last weekend was a whirlwind of booze, white hair, and speeches. The Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival kicked off with a classy bang of a Rolls Royce engine as Patrick Stewart and Malcolm McDowell cohosted many of the nights events.
The film festival itself sought to award films that presented the closest in spirit of exploration, conservation, and education. Most of the submissions were independent documentaries that showcased our Earth.
Along with the Awards, many great classics in American Cinema were screened as well as the premiere of the Final Director's Cut of Bladerunner, with the cast and crew in attendance.
Next weekend will be the closing ceremonies along with a few other screenings of a never before seen Heroes Episode. How exciting! Pics of the fete after the jump...
The Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival is occuring this week and next week here in Los Angeles, if you're around you should check it out. The fest honors the spirit of adventure and conservation of the planet. Some of the attendees are Patrick Stewart, Malcolm McDowell, Buzz Aldrin, Tippi Hedren, Ted Turner, and more!
I'm going to be covering many of the scheduled events for the avid popsucker.net reader, so keep your eyes peeled!
When I first received this, I thought this was a hoax. But after perusing trusty Wikipedia, I found this dude at the bottom as the new frontman for seminal butt rock band Journey. After picking up my jaw from the floor, I watched the clip some more... this guy is actually really good! And, he's not too hard to look at either ;) His name is Arnel Pineda, and has been in various cover bands for over 25 years and finally got picked up by Journey after viewing his videos on YouTube.
Also, I'm glad this reinforces the stereotype that Flipinos are the best singers of the Asian race. My friend Ryan, who is Filipino, is our resident singer in our Rock Band. He can bust out a mean Whitney Houston like non other.
[Thanks, Shaun!]
This basically mashes up two loves of mine, Steampunk and Entomology. These beautiful creatures are the creation of artist Mike Libby, who has painstakingly fabricated an entire menagerie of clockwork insects. Take a gander, and put a few on your xmas wish list, I know I have. [via: BoingBoing]
Why is Picard so hot? I think he is one of the few up there that I still swoon over after all these years, and if that's wrong I don't want to be right. Also, check out the new 'stached Picard; it's a little swarthy and a little sex offender. Nice...
I'm sorry, I had to sit down from this one, I'm getting weak from the shear cuteness of this cat. Yeah, I couldn't help it, I promise I won't post too many of these pointless cute breaks but I couldn't resist.
And in case you were interested, this is a Scottish Fold.
OMG, I just watched it again. Feeling weak...
